Sidney abenheim



(No Model.)

s. ABENHEIM. SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

No. 489,907. Patented Jan. 1'7, 1893..

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FFKCEQ SIDNEY ABENHEIM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-POLISHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 489,907, dated January17, 1893. Application filed March 17, 1892- Serial No. 425,216. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIDNEY ABENHEIM, of New York city, New York, haveinvented an Improved Shoe-Polishing Machine, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates toa machineof novel construction for polishingshoes, after the blacking has been applied.

It consists in the various features of improvement more fully pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawingszFigure 1 is a vertical transverse sectionof the machine. Fig. 2 a front elevation and Fig. 3 a verticallongitudinal section thereof.

The letter (1 represents a shaft hung in the standards a, and providedwith a crank ora power pulleya by which it is revolved. Upon the shafta, there is mounted a grooved wheel B, which is composed of two sectionsor cheeks b I), each separately keyed to the shaft by means of collar band b The grooved circumference c, of wheel B, is lined with bristles 0,arranged in suitable manner. Between the two inner edges of the cheeks19,1), z', e, at the base of goove 0, there is formed an endlessserpentine or undulating channel d. Through this channel there projectsinto the groove 0, the handle e, of a brush c. This handle is at 6pivoted to a collar 6 surroun ding the shaft at, but not turning withthe same. The brush 6, is always held at the same position horizontallyby means of asuitable stop, chain or wire f, that is shown to connectcollar 6 with the fixed foot rest f. This chain prevents the brush 6from being carried around on the withdrawal of the foot.

In use, the shoe with the blacking applied isintroduced into the groove0, and as the wheel 13 revolves, the bristles 0, will polish the mainpart of the shoe especially the sides. At the same time the brush 6,will by the serpentine channel d, be caused to reciprocate rapidly uponthe upper face of the shoe, so as to give a fine additional polish tothe same.

What I claim is: y

l. The combination of a grooved polishing wheel with a reciprocatingbrush e, projecting into the groove, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a grooved polishing wheel having a serpentinechannel cl, with a brush projecting into the groove and engaging thechannel, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of a grooved polishing Wheel having a serpentinechannel with a pivoted brush projecting into the groove and engaging thechannel and with a chain f, for locking the brush horizontally,substantially as specified.

SIDNEY ABENHEIM.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, A. J ONGHMANS.

